Reflections

2005 is coming to a close very quickly and looking back on my own adventures as well as the rest of the worlds, it is safe to say 2005 was no picnic. For me, 2005 would be best discribed as an over the top extreme roller coaster. There were plenty of low points and times I wanted off, but there were other times when I was on the top of the world.

The high for me is bitter sweet, and has dominated most of the year is the business venture with my family. I don't think anyone would have believed it would take 6 months full of drama fit for a soap opera to find an office space and get it leased (even now it is not over yet). However, I do not regret leaving my previous job at the end of May, either. The stress and complete burnout I was in, it was best for me to leave. I honestly hope they are doing well, and I am extremely greatful for the opportunity they provided.

Looking forward to 2006, I am hoping it will be an amazing year. I will start off the year with the owners training for the business. I am looking forward to working again. And I am very excited about the opportunity to finally move to my own apartment. And I can think of several other things too that should make 2006 a year to remember. But if I were to tell you everything now then there would be no reason for you to come back and keep reading. Besides, I have been known to be wrong so I don't want to jinx myself.

I am also aware of several challenges. One example is, having over 6 months off from work. I have managed to become lazy, especially, as a designer. Since I have not been working I have not done a lot of creative projects. You could say that I have let my creativity fall behind. And starting a business where I will depend on my creativity even more than before, I am a little nervious. I know it will not be impossible just a little harder than usual. At least there is a good side to this, I have had a chance to recover from my burnout.

In any event, Here is to a fond farewell to 2005 and an eager hello to 2006. Happy New Year.

Yup, Still Here

It seems like it has been a long while since I last posted. And there really not much to talk about, either. We did find out Friday that the blueprints for the floor plan should be finished on Monday. And then, it will be submitted to the city, after we approve them, for the building permits. The contractor thinks he can get the permits back very quickly.

In any event, it is still a waiting game here. And things are getting boring to say the least. It is amazing when you begin to think about, but everything we do for fun usually includes money. Unfortunately, being out of work for 6 months really drains the savings. The good news this is only temporary.

It's Done!

We have finally finished a major step and signed the lease today. We also met with the contractor that will be building the office space. Now, we will decide some of the details about the office space.

There is only one thing that can get in our way right now. The City could tell us that we have to pay some outrageous prices on fees and whatnot. This has in fact happened to three or four commercial business recently. I believe we will sneak by without being noticed.

Anyway, we did finish a major hurtle today, and we will be moving on to the next step.

Still Nothing

So far, nothing has happened concerning the lease.

Yup, you guessed it we are still waiting.

How Much Longer?

We have seen the lease, we have requested changes to be made, like the type of business we are doing and fixing misspelled names along with a few other things. And we are still waiting.

The process of getting in contact and negoitating has been going on since August. Honestly, I am getting really tired of waiting. We would like to sign the lease this week. But, I have no idea why it is taking so long.

It does appear that the leasing agent is stalling and being stubborn. Personally, I don't care. I just want this lease signed and finished, so we will be able to move on to other things that need to be done before we open.